Feature stories
Northeastern ruined Wisconsin’s perfect season, Minnesota Duluth upset Colgate, Robert Morris and Ohio State split, and more in a wild weekend of action. Candace and Arlan look at those results and what they might mean long-term.
Justin Woods didn’t know if he was ever going to play another game on defense for his hometown Alaska Nanooks.
So who gave Notre Dame the lone first-place vote this week? Paula and Jim have the answer.
Candace and Nicole discuss Holy Cross’ win over Harvard, Clarkson’s loss to Quinnipiac, Colgate’s strong start, Cornell’s potential, Minnesota’s stance in the PairWise, Ohio State’s mini-slump, the state of Boston College and Boston University, and how good Wisconsin is.
Paula and Jim take a detailed look at why Harvard and Boston University continue to receive votes in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.
Arlan and Nicole discuss what the upsets of Clarkson and Boston College last weekend mean for those teams, the state of the Wisconsin Badgers after sweeping Cornell, Colgate’s impressive start, the different teams floating in and out of the top at Hockey East, and the mid-tier of the ECAC.
Paula and Jim discuss the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll and wonder how former No. 1 St. Cloud State earned a first-place vote this week.
Candace and Nicole discuss Wisconsin’s convincing sweep of Ohio State, Boston College’s prolific offense and at times shaky defense, the separation between teams in the ECAC, Robert Morris’ strong start, and early contenders for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Paula and Jim try to figure out what happened to former No. 1 Denver last weekend and what to make of the rankings this week.
Candace and Arlan look at the top teams after the first month, agree that the ECAC is probably the deepest conference, speculate on who is likely to be consistent in Hockey East, the Providence sweep of Northeastern, and early contenders for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Paula and Jim talk about their individual thought processes in compiling their top-20 ballots this week for the USCHO.com D-I Men’s Poll.
After one month of the season, Arlan and Nicole look at the clear divisions that are emerging between the top teams and those chasing them, some of the top freshmen to emerge, and preview the always-entertaining battle between Wisconsin and Minnesota.
It wasn’t a great week to be part of the USCHO.com top 10. Though no team got swept, St. Cloud State was the only to escape unscathed. Paula and Jim discuss.
Candace and Arlan look at Colgate’s sweep of Northeastern and Ohio State’s sweep of Minnesota-Duluth, and what the series portend for those four teams, as well as the state of the CHA and last year’s title finalists, Clarkson and Wisconsin.
Paula and Jim are back to give the rundown as this third weekend of the season provided plenty of interesting things to discuss.
Colorado College freshman Nick Olczyk is handling his first days of college and NCAA hockey and his father’s colon cancer diagnosis with strength and determination.
Does Ohio State’s five-point weekend against Minnesota on the road last weekend signify a power shift in the WCHA? Can Clarkson and Wisconsin return to the Frozen Four? Who has the inside track in Hockey East and the CHA? Candace and Nicole ponder the answers.
Another college hockey season has begun, which also marks the return of TMQ, our national look around college hockey where we talk about the highs and lows of the past week.
In their first Wednesday Women of the year, Candace and Arlan look at Merrimack’s win over Minnesota, the uncertainty for top teams in an Olympic year, what Jeff Kampersal’s move to Penn State means for that team and his former team, Princeton, and the overall state of the women’s game after several big events in the spring.
The purpose of the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game is to showcase young talent in the draft year for the NHL scouts. To be selected to this game is an honor. Knowing your school is getting one of these players is exciting. Denver will be awaiting the arrival of defenseman Slava Demin.